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Chicken Carbonara

This site provides a video cooking demonstration from the Chef at Bucca di Beppo with detail on how to make chicken carbonara pasta.

Ingredients

1/2 cup of olive oil

8 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced

1/4 cup garlic, chopped

1 1/2 cups cooked chicken strips

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1 1/2 cups Alfredo sauce (see recipe)

2/3 cup of peas

black pepper to taste

2 pounds cooked spaghetti

Alfredo Sauce

1 quart heavy cream

4 tablespoons softened butter

2 cups Parmesan cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat until very hot.

Add the prosciutto slices, and sauté until the prosciutto starts to brown and has bubbly white caps.

Add the chopped garlic and sauté just long enough for the garlic to begin to caramelize.

Add the chicken, cream and Alfredo sauce, and slowly bring the sauce to a simmer.

Add the peas and season with black pepper.

Cook until the sauce thickens slightly and the chicken is hot.

Toss the cooked pasta with the sauce and incorporate well

To make the alfredo sauce, heat the cream over medium heat until reduced by a third.

Add the softened butter, stirring constantly, then incorporate the cheese, and salt and pepper to taste.